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News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Spanish parliament to discuss stowage sector reform on May 18
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 17, 2017 – A new call for strikes in Spanish ports by the stowage trade unions has not had an impact, at the moment, on...
Poland’s OT Logistics places fresh bid for 30% stake in Luka Bar
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) May 17, 2017 – The Montenegrin privatisation council said it has received a new and “more profitable” bid for the...
Basque Country, Valencia claim direct management of ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) May 16, 2017 – The governments of the autonomous regions of the Basque Country and Valencia have called on the central...
Spanish minister warns against consequences of dockworkers’ strike
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Spanish Minister of Public Works Inigo de la Serna warned against the risks that the strikes of stevedores...
Italy to close Sicilian ports during G-7 summit
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) May 15, 2017 – Italy will close the ports on the island of Sicily during the G-7 summit in Taormina on May 26 and 27, the head...
Greek state to keep control of some regional ports
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – State sell-off fund TAIPED will retain control of 10 regional ports of international interest, with the aim...
Spanish government approves decree on port stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 –  The Spanish government has approved on May 12 a new decree for the reform of the country’s port...
Spanish government to guarantee car handling at ports by SAGEP employees
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works will ensure that dockers of monopoly Sociedad Anónima de Gestión de...
Ukraine, Belarus to set up river port hub
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 11, 2017 – Ukraine and Belarus intend to jointly create a river port hub to include the Dnieper in a trans-European...
Spanish minister prepares new decree on port stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 8, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna has presented a report to the Council of Ministers detailing...
Aktau International Sea Port to be privatised
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) May 2, 2017 – Â Aktau International Sea Port on the Caspian Sea is to be privatised in 2017, according to the government....
EU Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy
Brussels, May 3, 2017 Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy Key stakeholders in sustainable business and...
Andalusian ports demand investments in Mediterranean Corridor connectivity
Seville, Spain (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – The seven Andalusian port authorities have today demanded from the central government investments to connect...
Montenegrin prime minister says OT Logistics bid for Luka Bar is unsatisfactory
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) April 27, 2017 – Montenegrin prime minister Dusko Markovic said the sale of 30% stake in Bar port operator, Luka Bar a.d. Bar,...
OT Logistics says cancellation of 30% in Luka Bar is incomprehensible
Bar, Montenegro (PortSEurope) April 26, 2017 – Polish company OT Logistics said the decision of the Montenegrin government to cancel the tender for the sale...
Slovenian Parliament to vote on Koper railway project upgrade on April 26
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 25, 2017 – The bill on the project for the upgrade of the railway line connecting Slovenia’s Koper port to the...
Slovene government approves Koper-hinterland rail link
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) April 24, 2017 – Last night, the Slovenian Parliament passed an urgent bill to approve the building of a new high-speed...
Spain braces for another storm of stowage strikes
Algeciras, Spain (Ports Europe) April 22, 2017 – After the truce declared on March 16 with the rejection in the Congress of Deputies of the stevedoring...
Spanish government still not ready with mediation rules on stevedoring dispute
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) April 19, 2017 – After Holy Week, the complete wording of the normative text that will shape the proposal for mediation in...
Algeria declares El Hamdania port construction project of public importance
El Hamdania, Algeria (Ports Europe) April 13, 2017 – The construction of the large port centre of El Hamdania (Cherchell) is now declared to be of public...